Our relation to God, then, is a new life and not «religion» in the traditional sense of the term; it is freedom to act responsibly for our neighbour's good, and not a «religious» relationship to a metaphysical being. (religion-online.org)
On the other hand, it is not historical in the traditional sense of the term, that is, empirically verifiable. (religion-online.org)
Besides, existentialism restricts itself to human temporality whereas the Christian message has a cosmic perspective.17 On the other hand, we can not say simply that these scriptural truths are historical in the traditional sense of the term, that is, open to empirical verification. (religion-online.org)